Breaking: #Beijing staged its first major round of arrests under #Nationalsecuritylaw tonight. Former convenor of the disbanded @studentlocalism, Tony Chung, and another two former members, were arrested by #SecretPolice”. Tony's been tailed for days.
[Sanction red capital, dual-used tech and white glove
companies as the way to send a warning signal to China]
1/ @Reuters and @business Bloomberg just confirmed that the US is likely to sanction China if it approves the hugely controversial bill that damages HK's autonomy.
We must stand up and fight back. More than thousands of HKers take back to the street again, including @SunnyCheungky, #JannelleLeung, #TiffanyYuen and I. Time is running out in Hong Kong. We need to try our best to oppose the evil national security law.
HKPolice fired tear gas & pepper spray to disperse thousands protesting against Beijing’s plan to directly impose national security laws on HK. Armoured vehicles & water cannon deployed to tackle protests amid China plans to force through security laws. https://t.co/Yi3kuCLm6Z
1/ From anti-extradition law to anti-national security law, more than thousands of #Hongkongers took to streets to protest against this highly controversial law since the new law will kill future democratic movements, and murder any slight chance to seeking justice in the city.
Watch: Hong Kong police fired volleys of tear gas as thousands took to the streets to march against China’s proposed tough national security legislation for the city https://t.co/54XOWiDFq1
"Now is the beginning of the end and time is really running out in Hong Kong, and that's the reason for us, even under the outbreak of COVID-19. We still need to gather our strength to protest," said democracy activist Joshua Wong.
https://t.co/awl2mvBfGo
Thank you to all the brave journalists for being in the frontlines, once again, delivering the important truth in these crazy times.
#nationalsecuritylaw#StandWithHongKong
Joshua Wong: China’s new security law will be the death of liberty in Hong Kong – that is why thousands have taken to the streets https://t.co/U2jXTKV42v
A tourist from #Melbourne was shot twice on his legs by the hk police from his back on the footbridge connecting IFC and the pier. He said he was just passing by and didn’t know anything about the #standwithUyghurrally in Edinburgh square #HKPF#hkprotest
When #HongKongers tighten their belts to donate to Spark Alliance to help arrested #hongkongprotesters, #hkpolice has just frozen their money and framed as money laundering. It's the prelude to further crackdowns on #HKprotests, just like what #CCP did on civil society in #China.